Alice Munro Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

10/10/2013 7:41AM

Canadian short-story writer Alice Munro has been awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. Ms. Munro is only the thirteenth woman to win the prize since its inception in 1901. The Nobel Foundation said they had been unable to reach her and had left a message on her phone. Photo: Reuters

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